Product Details

• Directors: Alvy Ray Smith, John Lasseter
• Writers: Alvy Ray Smith, John Lasseter
• Producers: John Lasseter, William Reeves
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: October 29, 1996
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304274394
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,535 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Before Toy Story, there was Tin Toy. John Lasseter and the creative geniuses at Pixar made landmark short films that paved the way for their feature-length films. This dandy collection contains their five shorts made between 1984 and 1989. The only throwaway is The Adventures of André & Wally B., the earliest short, barely two minutes long. The famous hopping lamp (now part of the company's logo) appears in Luxo Jr. and illustrates how Pixar's sense of humor is so crucial to its success. There is real personality here, as a "father" lamp is surprised by his "son." That essence comes to life in the Oscar-winning Tin Toy. This film about a baby playing with a wind-up doll is a blueprint for Toy Story as is Knickknack, a delightful and very funny short about a snowman who will do anything to get out of his snow globe. An essential for any fan of computer animation. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked it, but I wanted more., February 11, 1999

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C. Keefer "writer mom" (Blythewood, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiny Toy Stories [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is five light-hearted short tales done with computer animation. If you'v seen Disney's "Toy Story," you will recognize some of the developing characterizations, especially the "Tim Toy" segment, where a wind-up one man band deals with a drooling baby. "Luxo Jr.," which won an animation festival award some years back, is about a pair of playful desk lamps which are often featured on Sesame Street and have become a Pixar trademark of sorts, but this all too short clip left me wanting the 10-miniute festival version. Knicknack" had me howling at the hapless prisoner of the snow-globe, to the bemused delight of my 3-year-old who rarely sees Daddy laugh out loud. If Pixar would only release the full collection of the Luxo lamps...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome computer comedy!, April 11, 2002

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"amsaturn" (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiny Toy Stories [VHS] (VHS Tape)

These shorts are very funny and entertaining! My computer teacher showed this video to use in school. Knickknack is a total riot! Pixar sets excellent moods for their pieces and it is amazing how much life they can put into normally inanimate objects. If you want to see what is on this tape, check out Pixar's official website and you can watch their shorts online in their "short films" section and read little snippets of behind-the-scenes info.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the landmarks of CGI development..., December 31, 1998

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Juri Saar (Estonia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiny Toy Stories [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This Video represents the work of dozens of PIXAR animators since the early 80s. This is not the best CGI seen now but it shows the development of computer animation through out time and the incredible talent these people possess! Those who love CGI will love this video...though it is linked with Disney, these clips were made long before Disney got involved with PIXAR!